Damien Sandow vs Dolph Ziggler
This was better than I thought it was going to be, albeit
not something I’d actually call good. Liked some of the things Sandow did, like
the vicious little elbow he did on a rope break to take the advantage, which he
sadly then followed with some weak blows. They did go to a chinlock very early,
but Sandow at least made it fun with some shit-talking. Some bits were off – a drop
toehold into the ropes saw Ziggler having to walk two or three paces before
falling, but Sandow showed an aggressive side, which led to him dropping a few
nasty kneedrops. The aggression proved his undoing, as he puts too much force
into a back suplex, with Ziggler flipping to his feet and hitting a flash zig
zag for the win. Surprisingly decent.
Emma vs Alicia Fox
The start of this is great, as Fox gets on the mic…and
almost immediately hurls it at Emma’s face. She keeps attacking before the ref
can ring the bell, then immediately hits a backbreaker when it does. She dumps
Emma through the ropes to the floor, which looks nasty. Like Emma selling her
wooziness at being beaten down, so she takes too long to hit her corner
crossbody, meeting only knees. Suddenly, Emma pulls out a roll up from nowhere
and wins. Real shitty ending to a fun match.
Sheamus vs Cesaro
Yeah, there’s no way these two were going to have a bad
match, and they both put it all out there for Main Event. Love the aggression
from both guys, both happy to take a blow and lay one out at the same time. I
loved how evenly this was worked, but in a way that both guys were getting worn
down by the beating they’d take. Neither guy gets a sustained advantage as they’re
both hurting too much from the damage they’ve taken to fully capitalise. Some
nice offensive spots by both guys, loved Cesaro’s draping DDT over the ropes to
send Sheamus’ head into the apron, and Sheamus hit a rare top rope dive to the
floor. Sheamus misses a Brouge Kick and before he’s got both feet on the floor,
Cesaro deadlifts him for a swank German suplex. It felt like an odd time for
them to fight – Cesaro just a few weeks into his Paul Heyman run and Sheamus
only just winning the US belt – as neither guy felt right losing, so when they
both head to the floor, you know we’re getting a double count-out. Really good
bout though, as these two always have.
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